Dr. Caroline Norman, BACP

Dr. Caroline Norman is a UK-based counsellor and psychotherapist with more than twelve years of professional experience, combining roles in the NHS, the private sector, and a longstanding private practice. She has worked as a psychotherapist and addictions counsellor within the NHS, served as a clinical lead in workplace counselling where she supervised other therapists, and now manages a busy private practice. She also has extensive remote-working experience, delivering counselling by telephone, video and text chat for over nine years.

Her academic background includes a PhD in sociology that examined mental health in education, a postgraduate diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a certificate in counselling supervision, and a diploma in integrative counselling and psychotherapy. She also holds an MA in Social Research with distinction and a first class BA (Hons) in Philosophy and Sociology. These qualifications combine research training, formal CBT education, and accredited psychotherapy and supervision training to inform a reflective clinical approach.

In practice she draws on psychodynamic, person-centred and CBT techniques, integrating elements from these models to suit each individual. She works with people for both short-term goals and longer-term therapy depending on need and circumstance. Her clinical experience covers a wide range of difficulties, including traumatic or challenging childhoods, family problems, grief and loss, relationship issues, self-esteem concerns, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, work-related difficulties and chronic health conditions.

While she has broad clinical experience, her specialist focus is supporting adults to understand and move forward from the long-term impact of childhood difficulties. Colleagues describe a practitioner who is reflective, thoughtful, sensitive and empathic. Prior to training as a therapist she worked in teaching, mentoring and research, and she also has experience in writing.